“ Ah, Rathalos - the ‘King of the Skies’, was it? ” Palutena approached the grand beast with respect, though not too much concern. Though she certainly did not look down on his scope or power in any way, he was hardly the biggest or most ferocious being she’d seen in her reign as a Goddess.
“ My, you’ve certainly come with the ferocious appearance to match your reputation... no offense, of course. ” This beast was certainly going to shake things up for this tournament - a creature acting as both an assist trophy and a boss was unheard of in the Smash tournament, but Rathalos certainly seemed to have the right appearance be formidable in both aspects. “ I hope you don’t mind me stopping by - I was hoping to say hello. And, well, to see an actual Rathalos in the flesh. No amount of research on those from other worlds really compares to seeing a participant in the flesh, after all. Especially one at your scale... again, no offense. ”